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Streamlink alternatives

Streamlink is a CLI utility which pipes video streams from various services into a video player, such as VLC.

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12 Windows apps in the same category as Streamlink, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

  • Streamlabs Desktop

    Free and open source streaming software built on OBS and Electron.

    Open source 1.21.9 46.5K ↓ ★ 4.9K streaming, twitch, youtube
  • Sunshine

    Sunshine is a Gamestream host for Moonlight.

    Open source 2026.914.233613 18.4K ↓ ★ 42.5K streaming
  • DistroAV

    Network Audio/Video in OBS-Studio using NDI technology

    Open source 6.2.2 111.8K ↓ ★ 4.6K
  • GPAC

    Ultramedia Open Source Infrastructure for Video Streaming and Next-Gen Multimedia Transcoding, Packaging and Delivery.

    Open source 26.07 14.3K ↓ ★ 3.3K streaming
  • obs-virtualcam

    obs-studio plugin to simulate a directshow webcam

    Open source 2.0.5 14.9K ↓ ★ 1.2K
  • XSplit Broadcaster

    Powerful Live streaming and recording studio that offers limitless customization.

    Proprietary 4.6.2609.2802 13.1K ↓ livestream, streaming, twitch
  • SonoBus

    SonoBus is an easy to use application for streaming high-quality, low-latency peer-to-peer audio between devices over the internet or a local network.

    Open source 1.7.2 377 ↓ ★ 2.2K streaming, windows
  • Elgato Stream Deck

    With Stream Deck, unleash your creative genius and make waves across Twitch and YouTube. All while focusing on what matters most your audience. As a broadcaster that likes to produce on the fly and have high quality production.

    Proprietary 7.6.0.23012 70.8K ↓ twitch
  • AirParrot 3

    Advanced screen-mirroring and media-streaming software that enables Windows and macOS devices to mirror and cast displays to Apple TV, Chromecast, and other receivers.

    Proprietary 3.1.11 31.5K ↓ streaming
  • icecast

    A streaming media (audio/video) server which supports Ogg (Vorbis and Theora), Opus, WebM and MP3 streams.

    Open source 2.5.0 13.1K ↓ streaming
  • Azure Media Services Explorer

    Azure Media Services Explorer is a test tool for Windows that provides upload, download, process, encode, package, and stream assets and live events with Azure Media Services using the AMS .Net SDK and the REST API. Source code is also provided on GitHub.

    Open source 5.8.3 4.4K ↓ streaming
  • FFmpeg (LGPL static variant, master branch)

    A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

    Open source N-127032-g6ae491a26c-20260930 ★ 11.9K streaming

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Streamlink Open source 8.6.2-2 October 21, 2026 358 125.1K
Streamlabs Desktop Open source 1.21.9 August 19, 2026 4.9K 46.5K
Sunshine Open source 2026.914.233613 September 14, 2026 42.5K 18.4K
DistroAV Open source 6.2.2 October 15, 2026 4.6K 111.8K
GPAC Open source 26.07 July 24, 2026 3.3K 14.3K
obs-virtualcam Open source 2.0.5 August 16, 2021 1.2K 14.9K
XSplit Broadcaster Proprietary 4.6.2609.2802 October 5, 2026 — 13.1K
SonoBus Open source 1.7.2 January 22, 2024 2.2K 377
Elgato Stream Deck Proprietary 7.6.0.23012 September 22, 2026 — 70.8K
AirParrot 3 Proprietary 3.1.11 October 23, 2026 — 31.5K
icecast Open source 2.5.0 — 13.1K
Azure Media Services Explorer Open source 5.8.3 June 14, 2024 — 4.4K
FFmpeg (LGPL static variant, master branch) Open source N-127032-g6ae491a26c-20260930 October 16, 2026 11.9K —